In this letter Philip writes that he will send the family $10 this month. He also tells the family that his unit is leaving Fort Bliss for New Mexico and the men think the unit will leave for France within the month. Dasch also describes target...

In this letter to his sister, niece and nephew Dasch writes that he wishes he could help harvest at home. He writes that the unit is going on a long hike and describes practicing driving the horses. Philip mentions that he thinks he will get...

In this letter Dasch tells his family that he received the camera and is going to try to sell prints to make extra money. He also describes a fire incident at Fort Bliss that he helped to put out. Philip also mentions visiting the Masonic temple...

In this letter to his parents Dasch describes his first guard duty at Camp Stewart, his surplus kit, and the weekly inspection of the soldiers. This letter contains a drawing of Dasch’s tent set up for inspection. Dasch also mentions the religious...

In this letter Dasch describes pictures of Camp Stewart and landscape that he sent to his family earlier and also requests that they send him their camera. He also writes that the camp has lost it’s “patriotic feeling”. Philip inquires after the...

In this letter Philip writes to his family that he and the men wish they could leave with the 5th artillery this week but were transferred to Battery A 13th Field Artillery. He hopes for a chance for promotion since the regiment is new. Dasch...

In this letter Dasch writes to his parents from Fort Bliss about the clothes he has been issued by the government and the items he was required to buy himself. He describes the stoves issued to each soldier and also writes that he will send the...

In this letter Dasch writes to his mother from Fort Bliss. He notes that his regiment went on a two day hike up the Rio Grande River. He writes that he guarded the picket line at camp and suffered from the cold weather. Philip describes horse care...

In this brief letter to his parents Philip writes from Camp Greene in Charlotte, North Carolina. He describes the weight of artillery shells and also details clothing items he will send home because they are not allowed by the army.

In this letter Philip writes from Alflen, Germany to his mother. He writes that his battery is two days from Koblenz. He compliments the civilian Germans’ hospitality again. Philip also describes Christmas day and writes that he watched some...

In this letter Philip writes to his parents from Camp Stanley in Texas. He helped control a runaway horse team. He also details firing practice, estimating that his battery will have about five days of firing training based on the amount of rounds...

Philip writes in this letter to his parents that he has been hiking on the road for four days and stopped over night in a village in Lorraine. He describes a dance the villagers held where they danced around, much like ring around the rosy. Dasch...

In this letter Dasch writes to his parents that he visited a sawmill and describes the machinery in detail. He also mentions that he is still at Base Hospital 47 but housed in a tent and is scheduled to be moved to a casualty camp soon.

In this letter Dasch writes that because his family did not receive his first few letters from France he will recap his journey across the ocean. He notes that the voyage took seven days, that he was seasick, and that he arrived in France on...

In this letter Philip notifies his family that he has arrived in the town of Ulmen. He describes Roman ruins in the town and the food the soldiers buy from local people. Philip also mentions farming in the area, that the people use oxen teams...

In this letter Dasch writes to his mother describing the houses in Ulmen as either made of mud and stone or of mud, wood, and straw. He also describes the farm work of the people, that they work oxen rather than horses and raise cows, sheep, and...